Jalen Norman will play at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College next season after originally committing to a prep school in Iowa.

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A pair of All-Ozarks basketball players recently switched their college plans and will attend community colleges in the region, with eyes on NCAA Division I basketball down the road.

Nixa graduate Jalen Norman recently said he's going to attend Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College instead of an Iowa prep school, while Kickapoo's Chris Ward will attend Kirkwood CC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, instead of his original plan of attending Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar.

Norman signed last week with the Red Ravens, who finished 32-3 last year including 18-0 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community ...